Photo: iaai
You're going to need a trailer if you want to buy this Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, as it is not going anywhere on its own. The reason is the overall beat-up condition as a result of an accident.
This 2020 model has serious damage at the front, where most body panels are missing. Actually, they're not missing; they just sit on the asphalt next to it, waiting for a good Samaritan to buy the car and give it a new lease on life.
At the time of writing, this Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 was still waiting for its title, and from what we can see, it might be a salvageable copy, one that might bring its future owner some quick cash if they decide to strip it and sell it for parts. Breathing new life into it might turn out to be a nightmare, but it's definitely doable, especially by someone who knows their way about this model and has enough money in the bank to make it happen.
Despite wearing deep battle scars on the outside, it appears that it won't need many new mechanical components to hit the road again. Sure, the front suspension probably needs to be replaced, and extra care should be paid to the brakes, but in the end, it might be well worth it. After all, the icing on the cake, aka that fire-spitting V8 power unit, is still there, and from what we can tell, it should still fire up after applying some elbow grease to it.
Aided by a supercharger, the engine has a 5.2-liter displacement and steams out 760 horsepower. This translates to 771 metric horsepower or 567 kilowatts. The thrust stands at 625 pound-feet (847 Nm), and it is a ten-second car down the quarter-mile, assuming you can handle that much power in a tail-happy car that's known to lose traction and head towards all kinds of solid objects whenever an inexperienced driver abuses the loud pedal.
The iaai ad, as that is where we found it, reveals that it has only 7,114 miles (11,449 km) on the odo, claiming that this is the real mileage. The car will hit the online auction block at a yet-undisclosed date, and additional details about it will be announced a couple of days before the virtual gavel hits the table. If possible, you should inspect it in person, and for that, you will have to take a trip to Phoenix, Arizona, as that is where you will find this once-fine Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. So, assuming crashed high-end muscle cars are your thing, how much would you spend on this one? And if you buy it, would you save it or sell it for parts?
At the time of writing, this Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 was still waiting for its title, and from what we can see, it might be a salvageable copy, one that might bring its future owner some quick cash if they decide to strip it and sell it for parts. Breathing new life into it might turn out to be a nightmare, but it's definitely doable, especially by someone who knows their way about this model and has enough money in the bank to make it happen.
Despite wearing deep battle scars on the outside, it appears that it won't need many new mechanical components to hit the road again. Sure, the front suspension probably needs to be replaced, and extra care should be paid to the brakes, but in the end, it might be well worth it. After all, the icing on the cake, aka that fire-spitting V8 power unit, is still there, and from what we can tell, it should still fire up after applying some elbow grease to it.
Aided by a supercharger, the engine has a 5.2-liter displacement and steams out 760 horsepower. This translates to 771 metric horsepower or 567 kilowatts. The thrust stands at 625 pound-feet (847 Nm), and it is a ten-second car down the quarter-mile, assuming you can handle that much power in a tail-happy car that's known to lose traction and head towards all kinds of solid objects whenever an inexperienced driver abuses the loud pedal.
The iaai ad, as that is where we found it, reveals that it has only 7,114 miles (11,449 km) on the odo, claiming that this is the real mileage. The car will hit the online auction block at a yet-undisclosed date, and additional details about it will be announced a couple of days before the virtual gavel hits the table. If possible, you should inspect it in person, and for that, you will have to take a trip to Phoenix, Arizona, as that is where you will find this once-fine Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. So, assuming crashed high-end muscle cars are your thing, how much would you spend on this one? And if you buy it, would you save it or sell it for parts?
Google News